Dollar-store operator Dollarama's profit rises 8 pct

April 9

April 9 (Reuters) - Canadian dollar-store operator Dollarama
Inc reported an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit
as sales rose mainly driven by an increase in the number of
stores and the company also raised its dividend.

The Montreal-based discount retailer's net income rose to
C$83 million ($75.9 million), or C$1.17 per share, for the
quarter ended Feb. 2, from C$77.1 million, or C$1.04 per share,
a year earlier.
($1 = 1.0930 Canadian Dollars)
(Reporting by Ashutosh Pandey in Bangalore; Editing by Prateek
Chatterjee)